1. The Rhine River is called the "Industrial Heartland" for many reasons. It connects the largest seaport with the largest inland port. Many of the industrial complexes are built along the river. It is the longest river in Europe and it cuts through 6 countries which makes it a good route for transporting raw materials and goods.
2. The river has been involved in a straightening process due to
improved navigation which means that water moves downstream more quickly. Urbanisation in the Rhine catchment area has also helped flooding because the concrete and tarmac send more water to the river than the fields they replaced.
3. Some solutions could be that they put up barricade's or dam like structures to slow down the flow of the water and help keep a lot of the trash out of the river. They could also create sewers that lead else where so less pollution goes into the river and the water would become a lot cleaner. In the river they could make filtration systems that will help stop trash from flowing down the river and also slow the flow.
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